How to's of financing & analysis

MANILA, Philippines - To keep up with competition or avoid investment failures, real estate developers, investors and professionals must cope with new financial and management concepts that continuously evolve due to radical changes in the financial market and other factors. Although real estate finance is not an exact science especially when subjective analysis, experience and creativity sometimes works, still its basic fundamentals should be learned first by prospective investors, borrowers, lenders and newcomers before venturing into real estate investments.

Urban institute of Real Estate will conduct a lecture on Fundamentals of Real Estate Finance and Investment Analysis on Wednesday, October 7, 1:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the Maximo Function Room, Max Restaurant, near the exit of Glorietta 2, Makati City.

To be covered in the 4-hour lecture are the following topics: Financing concepts and definitions, risk analysis, financial intermediaries, the primary and secondary markets, interest rate determination, leverage, the financing process, making financing decisions, installment sale financing, other financing methods, rule of 72, rule of 116, rule of 144, investor’s objectives, benefits and disadvantage of investing in real estate, rate of return analysis, risk analysis, risk management, cash flow analysis, making investment decisions, net present value method and internal rate of return method and sample problems.

For other topics or details or advance registration, Urban Institute may be reached at 948-8191 or 796-8019, or CP # 0916-426-9174 or 0921-683-9431 or by email at [email protected] or [email protected] or visit www.urban-institute.blogspot.com.